

I really wanted to ensure that I furthered the story of these two brothers rather than rewrite it entirely or take away from what they’ve been through.” It didn’t do Yone justice, but more than that, it didn’t do Yasuo justice either. “I started off by exploring that maybe Yone hadn’t actually died in the first place, but that didn’t feel right. “The last time we saw Yone, he was presumed dead,” says narrative writer Michael “Riot Pls” Yichao.

In order to bring Yone back from the grave, we needed to answer some questions first. And for the last seven years, that’s pretty much all we’ve had: a quick glimpse at the worst moment in Yone’s ( and Yasuo’s ) life.

We first met Yone after he hunted down his brother, Yasuo-who then killed him. So how do you turn a side-character into a protagonist (anti-hero?) while staying true to who they’ve been so far? A Tale of Two Brothers We saw him purely from Yasuo’s perspective, but that’s not enough to create a compelling champion.
#YONE LEGENDS OF RUNETERRA SERIES#
Up until now, Yone existed as a series of moments in Yasuo’s life. Yone is the third champion to come out of the lore and onto the Rift, and while we think his release is an exciting way to move League’s story forward, we’d be lying if we said it didn’t come with some unique complications. What do Kai’Sa, Senna, and Yone have in common? If your answer is, “They can all be played bot lane,” well, yes… But the answer we were looking for is, “They all existed in the lore before my ban list.”
